[TheForge] coal forge blower

[Mark and Sylvia Mondloch]

Thanks for all the replies on my blower.Took it to the motor repair shop 
yesterday.The motor still ran but real slow and didn't blow enough do do any 
good anymore.It's an old champion that wasn't in real good shape when I got 
it about 7 years ago.But since I got it it's gone thru about 7 tons of 
coal.He put in new brushes and it helped a little.He said the bearings were 
getting bad and it probably didn't pay to rebuild it.Because of the motor 
shape and support bracket it would be really hard to replace just the 
motor.When I got it home as a last hope I put WD40 in the oil holes and blew 
it in with air a couple times with the motor running.Followed with regular 
oil.Used it all morning and it worked fine.Must have just needed a break for 
Christmas.Mark
mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
www.silvercreekpottery.com
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] coal forge blower


> Mark,
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> I have a basket case. May be some parts you could use?
> I'll look later. What kind do you have? What quit?
>
> Bob
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> On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Mark and Sylvia Mondloch wrote:
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>> I have a very old electric blower on my coal forge and it's dying.I am 
>> wondering if there are any good places to get a replacement.Looked at 
>> Centaur but they are over $350.Thanks,Mark
>> mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
>> www.silvercreekpottery.com
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